We describe a modification of the combined transseptal/transnasal binostril approach using a two-surgeon, four-handed technique (modified Stamm's approach) for pituitary lesions in patients with narrow nasal spaces. This approach comprises of a transseptal route through one nostril and a transnasal route without harvesting a pedicled nasoseptal flap (NSF) through the other. On the transseptal s...

BACKGROUND To describe our clinical experience in 218 consecutive patients undergoing endoscopic back-and-forth septoplasty (EBFS), examining surgical indications, technique, and follow-up. METHODS From January 2005 to November 2008, 218 patients underwent EBFS at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy. The indication for EBFS in this series was nasal airwa...

Objective: Objective of this study is to compare complications in postseptoplasty patients using conventional nasal packing and glove finger packing. Materials and methods: In our study 95 patients who underwent septoplasty were enrolled and written consent taken for the study among these 95 patients, 50 patients were put in group A and 45 patients in group B. In group A patients glove finger p...

BODY: Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder affecting both men and women in all ethnicities. It is well known that the primary cause of OSA is upper airway obstruction due to either anatomical or neurologic factors. The primary treatment modality for OSA is Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP). However, a significant proportion of patients diagnosed with O...

INTRODUCTION Nasal valve collapse is a common cause of nasal airway obstruction. The valve area is commonly weakened secondary to rhinoplasty, aging, trauma, and other causes. The complexity of nasal valve repair techniques and its variable results combined with the fact that patients with valve collapse have often had previous surgery or are of advanced age are some of the reasons that this pr...

On histopathological examination, nasal polyps and nasal mucosa in allergic rhinitis show different forms of pseudostratified respiratory epithelium, whereas the dominant characteristic of lamina propria is an eosinophilic infiltration. The aim of this study was to compare interleukin (IL)-5 and eosinophilic cationic protein (ECP) levels in the nasal fluid of 42 patients: 12 with allergic rhini...